My refrigerator compressor, etc. is running and the freezer is working fine. The main food compartment is warm, and there seems to be no cool air coming out of the air supply tunnel. The damper there is open. By the way, the model # I have is not the 73822 above, but it is a bottom freezer. The # I find is Kenmore # 596.69272991
This just happened to mine (slightly different model number) and what it boiled down to was the air channels that bring the air from the freezer were frozen solid. You can remove the inside back panel of the freezer and get the ice out which is a temporary fix because more than likely, the defrost timer is bad and needs to be replaced. (It's frozen up because it's not properly defrosting) With mine, you could determine if the defroster itself is working by manually toggling it on and off. You said that the compressor is working so while it is running, manually toggle the freezer light on and off 5 times within 6 seconds (this is how it's done on my model) and you should hear the fan cut off. Make sure the drain pan is empty prior to doing this. Leave it alone for about 1 hour and you should see water in the drain pan. Just remember, this is a temporary fix but should at least allow you to keep your drinks cool until someone can come out!
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i have a frigidaire model FRT8S6EMB4. the main food department is not cooling...the freezer is working...it sounds like it is running but i do not hear what i thought was the compressor kicking in before anymore...i don't have an icemaker installed (yet)...i bought it right after hurricane katrina never hooked it up 'cause house wasn't ready until Dec 2007...it has only been plugged in for 6 months and now this! Any suggestions appreciated...wanted to spend money on freezer not new refridge! Thanks
Marsha in Mississippi
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